IPFS Data Utilities Grants, Year 1: Primitives in Motion
Last year, we introduced the new DASL protocol suite and grants program to meet the moment. Here's what we funded in Year 1, what shipped, and what we learned.
Michelle Lee
Protocol Handler Registration in Chrome 146 and the Browser as OS
Manifest-declared protocol handlers in Chrome 146? The web that's coming is built on keys, hashes, and verifiable data. Browsers need to meet it there.
Matadisco: Can We Bootstrap Public Data Discovery with ATProto?
Let's talk about a system for universal data discovery, that doesn't depend on any single institution staying funded or online.
IPIP-0499: Updating IPFS Standards for Consistent, Reproducible CIDs
If you've worked with IPFS, you know that a content identifier (CID) is supposed to be a fingerprint for your data: feed in the same data, get the same CID. In practice, that hasn't been true. The same file or directory uploaded with Kubo, Helia, or
Introducing the IPFS Foundation
Moving from "it works" to "it transforms the internet" requires coordination. That's why we're launching the IPFS Foundation, to support the IPFS project for the long haul.